摘要 |
An archery training device for teaching an archer proper muscular control, muscle force and body positioning before, during, and after release of an arrow for promoting accurate shooting of the arrow with a bow. The archery training device promotes a push-pull balance between the archer's string arm elbow and bow hand throughout the shot while also providing feedback of this balance when shooting arrows. The archery training device includes a string arm connector which is securable to the string arm elbow and a bowstring connector that is secured to the bowstring. An inelastic cord-like force carrying member extends between the string arm connector and the bowstring connection which creates a predetermined slack in the force carrying member when the archer is in the full draw position. Upon full release of the bowstring by the archer's fingers, the cord-like force carrying member becomes taut and instantaneously transfers the tensional forces to the upper body of the archer. The muscles associated with the archer's upper body are thereby required to remain taut throughout the draw and release of the bowstring to maintain a proper push-pull balance throughout the shot, while also restraining the anchor hand, bow hand, string arm, and shoulders from movement that would adversely affect shooting accuracy.
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